I liked your article on bulletproofing your job, but the fact of the matter is, there is no bulletproof job. In fact, I agree with your work ethics, but have on several occasions seen the exact opposite occur. People that do everything right, are sometimes sent to the unemployment line first and the bosses drinking buddy, or biggest sluffer in the office remains. The problem with your article is that you have totally neglegted the social aspect of the game. An aspect which in the real world plays a greater part than the “good worker guy” mentalitiy. In fact some employers view this “over the top worker” as weak, often paying the person less, and treat the person more like a pet than a respected employee. We live in a mercenary society, and I would recommend do your job well, but be buddies with the higher ups if your want to keep your job in this economy. Because when it comes to their buddies or someone they don’t know that well or appreciate, it’ll be the quiet guy that does an amazing job first. And if it’s you or them, you can bet it will be you.
gwenann:
Hi. My view is once you have experience in general practice as a PA you may choose to specialize in a medical field like dermatology, cardiology, surg
blessed1:
I can understand the PT track very well. I gave up my Full time career in July to start my own company, and now am on the PT hunt. Thanks for this p
AM:
RE: How to bulletproof your job.
I liked your article on bulletproofing your job, but the fact of the matter is, there is no bulletproof job. In f
1 | AM
January 7, 2009 at 2:39 pm
RE: How to bulletproof your job.
I liked your article on bulletproofing your job, but the fact of the matter is, there is no bulletproof job. In fact, I agree with your work ethics, but have on several occasions seen the exact opposite occur. People that do everything right, are sometimes sent to the unemployment line first and the bosses drinking buddy, or biggest sluffer in the office remains. The problem with your article is that you have totally neglegted the social aspect of the game. An aspect which in the real world plays a greater part than the “good worker guy” mentalitiy. In fact some employers view this “over the top worker” as weak, often paying the person less, and treat the person more like a pet than a respected employee. We live in a mercenary society, and I would recommend do your job well, but be buddies with the higher ups if your want to keep your job in this economy. Because when it comes to their buddies or someone they don’t know that well or appreciate, it’ll be the quiet guy that does an amazing job first. And if it’s you or them, you can bet it will be you.